Management solutions and related methods

Abstract

A management system comprising a single master interface giving access to at least two modules selected from a list comprising a regulatory compliance module, an injury management module, a client relations management module, an employee health and safety module, a human relations module, and a project management module. A method of providing management services from the listed modules through a single system.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for providing regulatory compliance services comprising:
 a processor-based system having an interface giving access to a service to aid an employer in complying with regulations, the processor-based system configured to:
 receive, via the interface, job specific information pertaining to an employee position from the employer at a first computing device; 
 identify one or more regulatory requirements for the employee position based at least in part on the received job specific information; 
 create, for the employee position, a program for compliance with the identified one or more regulatory requirements; 
 automatically schedule a screening appointment for a worker associated with the employment position based at least in part on the program for compliance; and 
 notify the worker, via the system, of the scheduled screening appointment. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the processor-based system is further configured to:
 receive, via the interface, a screening result from a clinic or medical review officer at a second computing device. 
 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2  wherein the processor-based system is further configured to:
 provide the worker with a first form for the scheduled screening appointment; 
 provide a clinic or medical review officer with a second form for the scheduled appointment; 
 generate an invoice or bill for the scheduled appointment; and 
 transmit the invoice or bill to an employer. 
 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the screening appointment includes at least one of a pre-employment fitness screening, random testing, testing as a result of probable cause, post-accident or incident testing, follow up testing, and periodic worker fitness screening. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1  wherein identifying one or more regulatory requirements includes searching a database including regulations of at least one of the government, parent company, industry groups, international bodies, ratings organizations, certifying organizations, and consumers. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5  wherein identifying one or more regulatory requirements includes compiling a list of regulatory requirements applicable to the job specific information. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1  wherein receiving the job specific information includes receiving information pertaining to at least one of a physical demand, job demand, and job task, location, and equipment operated. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the worker is at least one of employed in the employee position and a candidate for the employee position. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the program for compliance includes one or more tasks to be completed by the worker pre-employment and one or more tasks to be completed during employment to maintain compliant with the one or more regulations. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the one or more regulatory requirements for the employee position include federal, state, and industry regulations issued by federal, state, and industry regulatory bodies and the processor-based system is configured to identify those federal, state and industry regulations; and
 the program for compliance created by the processor based system is crafted from those federal, state and industry regulations, and addresses occupational health concerns for that employee position in an effort to reduce the likelihood of the worker being injured while performing in the employee position or, if injured while performing duties related to the employee position, increase efficiency of the worker's recovery efforts so that the worker can return to the employee position more quickly. 
 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10  wherein, if the worker is injured while performing duties in the employee position, the processor-based system creates for the worker and medical personnel assisting the worker in occupational therapy a treatment plan to be followed to increase the efficiency of the worker's rehabilitation efforts and return the worker to the employee position more quickly.